Aesop's Fables

There are currently 342 fables in this collection.

Aesop was a slave and storyteller who lived in Ancient Greece between 620 and 564 BC. It is unclear which fables today truly came from Aesop and which are just attached to his name as he has become almost synonymous with fables.

The Aethiop
Androcles and the Lion
The Ant and the Dove
The Ant and the Fly
The Ant and the Grasshopper
The Ape and the Fox
The Apes and the Two Travellers
The Astronomer
The Bald Knight
The Bald Man and the Fly
The Bat and the Weasels
The Bear and the Bee Hives
The Bear and the Fox
The Bear and the Two Travellers
The Bee and Jupiter
The Belly and the Members
The Birdcatcher, the Partridge, and the Rooster
The Birds, the Beasts, and the Bat
The Blind Man and the Whelp
The Boar and the Donkey
The Boasting Traveller
The Bowman and Lion
The Boy and the Filberts
The Boy and the Nettles
The Boy Bathing
The Boy Hunting Locusts
The Boys and the Frogs
The Brazier and His Dog
The Brother and the Sister
The Buffoon and the Countryman
The Bull and the Calf
The Bull and the Goat
The Bull, the Lioness, and the Wild-Boar Hunter
The Camel and the Arab
The Camel and Jupiter
The Camel
The Cat and the Birds
The Cat and the Fox
The Cat and the Mice
The Cat and the Rooster
The Young Man and his Cat
The Charcoal-Burner And The Fuller
The Charger and the Miller
The Cobbler Turned Doctor
The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse
The Countryman and the Snake
The Crab and the Fox
The Crab and Its Mother
The Crow and Mercury
The Crow and the Pitcher
The Crow and the Raven
The Crow and the Serpent
The Crow and the Sheep
Crows
Cupid and Death
The Dancing Monkeys
The Doe and the Lion
The Dog and the Cook
The Dog and the Hare
The Dog and the Oyster
The Dog and the Shadow
The Dog and the Sheep
The Dog's House
The Dog in the Manger
The Dog, the Rooster, and the Fox
The Dogs and the Fox
The Dogs and the Hides
The Dolphins, the Whales, and the Sprat
The Donkey and the Charger
The Donkey and His Driver
The Donkey and the Frogs
The Donkey And The Grasshopper
The Loaded Donkey and the Horse
The Donkey and the Lapdog
The Donkey and His Masters
The Donkey and the Mule
The Donkey and His Purchaser
The Donkey and His Shadow
The Donkey and the Old Shepherd
The Donkey and the Wolf
The Donkey Carrying the Image
The Donkey Eating Thistles
The Donkey, the Fox, and the Lion
The Donkey in the Lion's Skin
The Donkey, the Rooster, and the Lion
The Dove and the Crow
The Eagle and the Arrow
The Eagle and His Captor
The Eagle and the Crow
The Eagle and the Fox
The Eagle and the Kite
The Eagle, the Cat, and the Wild Sow
The Envious Man and the Covetous
The Farmer and the Cranes
The Farmer and the Fox
The Farmer and the Snake
The Farmer and His Sons
The Husbandman and the Stork
The Fatal Marriage
The Father and His Sons
The Father and His Two Daughters
The Fawn and the Stag
The Fighting Roosters and the Eagle
The Fir-Tree and the Bramble
The Fisherman and the Little Fish
The Fisherman and His Nets
The Fisherman Piping
The Fishermen
The Flea and the Man
The Flea and the Ox
The Flea and the Wrestler
The Flies and the Honey-Pot
The Fly and the Draught-Mule
The Fowler and the Viper
The Fox and the Bramble
The Fox and the Crane
The Fox and the Crow
The Fox and the Goat
The Fox and the Grapes
The Fox and the Hedgehog
The Fox and the Leopard
The Fox and the Lion
The Fox and the Mask
The Fox and the Monkey
The Fox and the Tiger
The Fox and the Woodcutter
The Fox in the Well
The Fox Without a Tail
The Fox, the Wolf, and the Shepherd
The Frog and the Fox
The Frogs Asking for a King
The Frogs' Complaint Against the Sun
The Gamecocks and the Partridge
The Geese and the Cranes
The Gnat and the Bull
The Gnat and the Lion
The Goat and the Ass
The Goat and the Goatherd
The Goatherd and the Wild Goats
The Goods and the Ills
The Hen and the Golden Eggs
The Grasshopper and the Owl
The Hare and the Hound
The Hare and the Tortoise
The Hares and the Foxes
The Hares and the Frogs
The Hares and the Lions
The Hart and the Vine
The Hawk and the Farmer
The Hawk and the Nightingale
The Hawk, the Kite, and the Pigeons
The Heifer and the Ox
The Hen and the Swallow
Hercules and the Wagoner
The Herdsman and the Lost Bull
The Horse and the Ass
The Horse and Groom
The Horse and the Lion
The Horse and His Rider
The Horse and the Stag
The Hunted Beaver
The Hunter and the Horseman
The Hunter and the Woodman
The Huntsman and the Fisherman
The Image of Mercury and the Carpenter
The Jackdaw and the Doves
The Jackdaw and the Fox
The Jackdaw and Peacocks
Jupiter and the Monkey
Jupiter, Neptune, Minerva, and Momus
The Kid and the Wolf
The King's Son and the Painted Lion
The Kingdom of the Lion
The Kite and the Pigeons
The Kite, the Frog, and the Mouse
The Kites and the Swans
The Laborer and the Snake
The Lamb and the Wolf
The Lamp
The Lark and Her Young Ones
The Lark Burying Her Father
The Lion and the Boar
The Lion and the Bull
The Lion and the Bulls
The Lion and the Dolphin
The Lion and the Eagle
The Lion and the Fox
The Lion and the Hare
The Lion And The Mouse
The Lion and the Other Beasts
The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox
The Lion, the Fox, and the Donnkey
The Lion in a Farmyard
The Lion in Love
The Lion, Jupiter, and the Elephant
The Lion, the Mouse, and the Fox
The Lion, the Wolf, and the Fox
The Lioness and the Beasts
The Man and the Lion
The Man and the Satyr
The Man and His Two Sweethearts
The Man and His Wife
The Man Bitten by a Dog
The Man, the Horse, the Ox, and the Dog
The Manslayer
The Master and His Dogs
Mercury and the Sculptor
Mercury and the Workmen
The Mice and the Weasels
The Mice in Council
The Milk-Woman and Her Pail
The Miller, His Son, and Their Ass
The Mischievous Dog
The Miser
The Mole and His Mother
The Monkey and the Camel
The Monkey and the Dolphin
The Monkey and the Fishermen
The Monkeys and Their Mother
The Mountain in Labor
The Mouse and the Bull
The Mouse, the Frog, and the Hawk
The Mule
The Mules and the Robbers
The Oak and the Reeds
The Oak and the Woodcutters
The Oaks and Jupiter
The Old Hound
The Old Lion
The Old Man and Death
The Old Man and His Sons
The Old Woman and the Physician
The Old Woman and the Wine-Jar
The Olive-Tree and the Fig-Tree
The One-Eyed Doe
The Owl and the Birds
The Ox and the Frog
The Oxen and the Axle-Trees
The Oxen and the Butchers
The Panther and the Shepherds
The Partridge and the Fowler
The Peacock and the Crane
The Peacock and Juno
The Peacock and the Magpie
The Peasant and the Apple-Tree
The Peasant and the Eagle
The Philosopher, the Ants, and Mercury
The Piglet, the Sheep, and the Goat
The Playful Donkey
The Pomegranate, Apple-Tree, and Bramble
The Porcupine and the Snakes
The Prophet
The Quack Frog
The Raven and the Swan
The Rich Man and the Tanner
The Rivers and the Sea
The Rooster and the Fox
The Rooster and the Jewel
The Rose and the Amaranth
The Salt Merchant and His Ass
The Satyr and the Traveller
The Seagull and the Kite
The Seaside Travellers
The Seller of Images
The Serpent and the Eagle
The She-Goats and Their Beards
The Shepherd and the Dog
The Shepherd and the Sea
The Shepherd and the Sheep
The Shepherd and the Wolf
The Shepherd's Boy and the Wolf
The Shipwrecked Man and the Sea
The Sick Kite
The Sick Lion
The Sick Stag
The Sow and the Wolf
The Sparrow and the Hare
The Spendthrift and the Swallow
The Stag at the Pool
The Stag in the Ox-Stall
The Stag, the Wolf, and the Sheep
The Swallow and the Other Birds
The Swallow and the Crow
The Swallow, the Serpent, and the Court of Justice
The Swan and the Goose
The Swollen Fox
The Thief and the Housedog
The Thief and the Innkeeper
The Thief and His Mother
The Thieves and the Rooster
The Thirsty Pigeon
The Three Tradesmen
The Thrush and the Fowler
The Tortoise and the Eagle
The Traveller and His Dog
The Traveller and Fortune
The Travellers and the Plane-Tree
The Trees and the Axe
The Trees Under the Protection of the Gods
The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner
Truth and the Traveller
The Tunny and the Dolphin
The Two Bags
The Two Dogs
The Two Frogs
The Two Men Who Were Enemies
The Two Pots
The Two Soldiers and the Robber
The Two Travellers and the Axe
The Vain Jackdaw
The Vine and the Goat
The Viper and the File
The Walnut-Tree
The Wanton Calf
The Wasp and the Snake
The Wasps, the Partridges, and the Farmer
The Weasel and the Mice
The Widow and the Maidens
The Widow and the Sheep
The Wild Boar and the Fox
The Wild Donkey and the Lion
The Wind and the Sun
The Wolf and the Crane
The Wolf and the Fox
The Wolf and the Goat
The Wolf and the Horse
The Wolf and the Housedog
The Wolf And The Lamb
The Wolf and the Lion
The Wolf and the Lion
The Mother and the Wolf
The Wolf and the Sheep
The Wolf and the Shepherd
The Wolf and the Shepherds
The Wolf and Her Whelps
The Wolf, the Fox, and the Ape
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
The Wolf, the Lamb, and the Goat
The Wolves and the Sheep
The Wolves and the Sheepdogs
The Woman and Her Hen
The Young Man and the Swallow

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